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Sydney, Australia. 25 May 2009.<br>
<br>
The Academic community and
FOSS4G organising committee are pleased to add an academic track to the
FOSS4G conference, and remind interested presenters that there are only
two weeks left for FOSS4G abstract submissions! Abstract submission
closes 8 June 2009. (Note the deadline has been extended a week.) <a
href="http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/">http://2009.foss4g.org/presentations/</a>.<br>
<br>
The
Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference (FOSS4G), is
being held in Sydney, Australia October 20-23. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://2009.foss4g.org">http://2009.foss4g.org</a>.<br>
<br>
The
academic track will act as an inventory of current research topics and
promote cooperative research between OSGeo developers and the academia.
The academic track is the right forum to highlight the most important
research challenges and trends in the domain, and let them became the
basis for an informal OSGeo research agenda. It will foster
interdisciplinary discussions in all aspects of the geospatial and free
and open source domains. It aims to promote networking between
participants, initiate and favour discussions regarding cutting-edge
technologies in the field, exchange research ideas and promote
international collaboration.<br>
<br>
All submissions to the academic
track must be original unpublished work written in English that is
currently not under review elsewhere. The submitted papers will be
thoroughly reviewed by two to three members of the international
scientific committee and refereed for their quality, originality and
relevance. For further information, please read the full call for
research papers. <a
href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Call4papers">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2009_Call4papers</a>.<br>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Submit your Abstracts now</span><br>
<br>
Only
two weeks to submit your abstracts and secure your presentation slot.
Presentations are open to all and comprises a 30 minute slot which
includes hand-over, introductions and 5 minutes for questions.
Presentations will be selected which have a strong "Open Geospatial"
theme to them. We are keen to hear about your experiences, both
technical and non technical. While the technology is a key part of the
conference, in 2009 we are very keen to have a good selection of case
studies and business case type presentations.<br>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Workshops and tutorials announced</span><br>
<br>
Workshops and tutorials have been finalised and descriptions are now
online at:<br>
<ul>
<li> <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/workshops/">http://2009.foss4g.org/workshops/</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/tutorials/">http://2009.foss4g.org/tutorials/</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Stay Informed</span><br>
<br>
Join the FOSS4G announcement email list: <a
href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2009-announce">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2009-announce</a>
or our twitter feed: <a href="http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/">http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/</a><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size: 130%;">Media Sponsors</span><br>
<br>
* Position Magazine: <a href="http://www.positionmag.com.au/">http://www.positionmag.com.au/</a><br>
* Asian Surveying and Mapping Newsletter: <a
href="http://www.asmmag.com">http://www.asmmag.com</a><br>
* Geoconnexions Magazine: <a href="http://www.geoconnexion.com/">http://www.geoconnexion.com/</a><br>
* Directions Magazine: <a href="http://directionsmag.com/">http://directionsmag.com/</a><br>
* GIS Development: <a href="http://gisdevelopment.net/">http://gisdevelopment.net/</a><br>
* Baliz Media: <a href="http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/">http://www.BALIZ-MEDIA.com/</a><br>
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For more details about this press contact us <a
href="http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/">http://2009.foss4g.org/contacts/</a><br>
<br>
or contact:<br>
<br>
Cameron Shorter, Chair of the FOSS4G Organising Committee and
Geospatial Systems Architect at LISAsoft<br>
<br>
tel +61-2-8570-5050<br>
<br>
c a m e r o n . s h o r t e r @ l i s a s o f t . c o m
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Cameron Shorter
Geospatial Systems Architect
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
Think Globally, Fix Locally
Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lisasoft.com">http://www.lisasoft.com</a>
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